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| Name |
Pari Mutuel Urbain |
| Address |
2, rue du Professeur Florian Delbarre
F-75734 PARIS CEDEX 15
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| Website |
www.pmu.fr |
| EPMA’s contact person |
Arnaud Ferragu
International Project Manager |
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Created in 1930 by the French horseracing associations allowed to offer off-track betting, PMU is the sole off-track horse racing betting operator in France where only pari-mutuel principle is authorized. The company designs, promotes, markets and processes bets 365 days a year. It also manages horseracing Channels, notably Equidia which is broadcast in private homes and in the commercial network.
PMU became an Economic Interest Group (EIG) in 1985, gathering together 52 non profit-making racing associations, and its activity is placed under the supervision of the Agriculture and Finance Departments. |
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Main annual races |
Trotting |
Name |
Date |
Location |
Prix d'Amérique-Marionnaud |
January |
Paris – Vincennes |
Prix de France |
February |
Paris – Vincennes |
Prix du Président de la République |
June |
Paris - Vincennes |
Final of the Grand National du Trot |
December |
Paris - Vincennes |
Flat & Steeple Chasing |
Gras Savoye Grand Steeple Chase de Paris |
May |
Auteuil |
Prix du Jockey Club |
June |
Chantilly |
Prix de Diane |
June |
Chantilly |
Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris |
July |
Longchamp |
Quatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe |
October |
Longchamp |
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Sport statistics – 2009 |
Number of racecourses
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Number of races
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Number of starting horses
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Trotting
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Gallop
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Total
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Trotting
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Gallop
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Total
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10 984 |
6 854 |
17 838 |
150 071 |
75 891 |
225 962 |
Source : Annuaire écus 2009 – données 2008
7 489 national races proposed for PMU betting in France in 2009 |
Betting figures – 2009 |
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Pari Mutuel betting turnover |
% of overall national betting |
% on foreign races |
PMU |
9 302,5 m€ |
26,60% |
1,40% |
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Bet types – 2009 |
Bet name |
% of PMU’s betting turnover (handle) |
SIMPLE |
31,60% |
QUINTÉ+ |
21,9% |
COUPLE |
21,8% |
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Taxes and Funding – 2009 |
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Amount in € or national currency |
% of Turnover |
To winning punters/customers |
6 954,3 m€ |
74,8 % |
Operating fees |
506,8 m€ |
5,4 % |
To the horse racing industry |
731,4 m€ |
7,8 % |
To others:
Foreign partners |
21,1 m€ |
0,2 %
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| Taxes |
153,8 M€ |
1,7 % |
State |
946,8 m€ |
10,2% |
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